This paper analyzes the impact of networks on the structure of international migration flows. In particular, we … the preceding literature on macro determinants of international migration, we can identify the factors that influence the …

the net benefits of migration by reduc- ing assimilation costs (’self-selection channel’) and by lowering legal entry … elasticity of migration flows to network size is around one. Second, only a quarter of this elasticity is accounted for by the …

We analyze the effects of labor migration flows on income taxation between two countries (regions) differing by the … because they incur different migration costs. Each resident compares the post-tax amount of money at home with the one … obtained abroad, including the cost of migration. The government in each coun- try maximizes the tax receipt in order to …